THEME EXPLORATION

family resistance

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Lissy
Lissy
1957 · Konrad Wolf
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2021 · William Eubank
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films explore family bonds through stories of unconventional families resisting societal norms and institutional pressures.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

She examines fractured family dynamics and internal resistance through fragmented narratives that challenge parental and familial expectations.